Maybe I’m A Human, But

The Paradox Of Publicity Is That Even As We Do It, We Know It's Killing Off The Chance Of Another Reader Happening Across Our Book In The Ideal State Of Innocence.

Something We Do Know Is That Review Coverage Does Go To Male Authors More Than Women Authors. That's A Fact. I Think It's One Of Those Examples Of Unconscious Bias: If You Hire A Lot Of Male Journalists, They're More Likely To Pick Up The Latest Ian Mcewan Novel Than The Latest A.s. Byatt Novel.

I Remember Manners, That's When People Are Scared To Make Other Persons Mad.

There May Be Certain Genres That Men Dominate, But Fiction Not So Much. The Question Of Prizes Is Tricky Because There Are So Many Prizes.

I Actually Tried To Think Of The Story [room] In Gender-neutral Terms At First And Said To Myself, "ok, Would This Work If It Were A Man?" Well No, You Can't Make A Man Pregnant, So It's Got To Be A Woman.